Descriptive epidemiology of muscle-strengthening activities in Japanese middle-aged and older adults: the Hisayama Study by Jun Hata, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Takanari Kitazono, Takanori Honda, Mao Shibata, Satoko Sakata, Emi Oishi, Yoshihiko Furuta

“…The prevalence of muscle-strengthening activities according to sex and age groups was estimated using a modified Poisson regression model. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Associated Factors among Primary School Children in Ethiopia by Anguach Shitie, Rahel Addis, Abebe Tilahun, Wassie Negash

“…Lack of parent’s insistence, sex, dental ache history, poor practices of mouth wash, and lack of oral health education were significant predictors of dental caries. …”
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Cytisine compared to combination nicotine replacement therapy to reduce cigarette consumption in relapsed smokers: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial by Hassan Mir, Javad Heshmati, Kerri-Anne Mullen, Ashley Baldwin, Evyanne Quirouette, Andrew Pipe, Robert Reid

“…A total of 60 participants will be recruited using stratified randomization by sex to ensure gender balance. Data will be analyzed descriptively, focusing on feasibility and efficacy measures to inform future trials. …”
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Proximate and distant determinants of maternal and neonatal mortality in the postnatal period: A scoping review of data from low- and middle-income countries. by Preston Izulla, Angela Muriuki, Michael Kiragu, Melanie Yahner, Virginia Fonner, Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu, Bernard Osir, Farahat Bello, Joseph de Graft-Johnson

“…Regarding proximate factors, maternal age, parity, birth interval, birth order/rank, neonate sex, birth weight, multiple-gestation, previous history of child death, and lack of or inadequate antenatal care visits were associated with increased neonatal mortality risk. …”
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Improving 10-year cardiovascular risk prediction in patients with type 2 diabetes with metabolomics by Ruijie Xie, Teresa Seum, Sha Sha, Kira Trares, Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker

“…A total of 249 metabolites were measured with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Sex-specific LASSO regression with bootstrapping identified significant metabolites. …”
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The effectiveness of non-exposure to incarceration in preventing COVID-19 and mitigating associated events: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Elida Lucia Carvalho Martins, Patrícia Constantino, Gustavo Laine Araújo de Oliveira

“…Non-exposure to incarceration was associated with lower age- and sex-adjusted mortality (RR = 0.36, [0.27, 0.49], p < 0.0001). …”
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The adductor pollicis muscle thickness is not associated with physical function, lean mass, and nutritional status in patients on maintenance hemodialysis by Débora Moreira Morais, Isadora Cordeiro Trombim, Cassiana Regina de Góes, Barbara Perez Vogt

“…In the multiple linear regression analysis adjusted for sex, age and diabetes, APMT was not significantly associated with physical function tests, as HGS (β = 0.101; p = 0.778), gait speed (β = −0.014; p = 0.180), SPPB (β = −0.054; p = 0.590), TUG (β = 0.202; p = 0.109), lean mass AMMI (β = 0.058; p = 0.147).ConclusionThere were no associations of APMT with physical function, muscle mass and nutritional status in patients on hemodialysis. …”
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Machine Learning for Lung Cancer Subtype Classification: Combining Clinical, Histopathological, and Biophysical Features by Aiga Andrijanova, Lasma Bugovecka, Sergejs Isajevs, Donats Erts, Uldis Malinovskis, Andis Liepins

“…Four key features were identified as highly predictive: sex, vascular invasion, perineural invasion, and ALK mutation. …”
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Teeth and Covariates: Association with Risk of Falls by Shivani Kohli, Aaron Lam Wui Vun, Christopher Daryl Philip, Cassamally Muhammad Aadil, Mahenthiran Ramalingam

“…A detailed questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic data including sex, age, household income, and dental variables such as the number of teeth and chewing difficulty was obtained. …”
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Decision tree-based learning and laboratory data mining: an efficient approach to amebiasis testing by Enas Al-khlifeh, Ahmad S. Tarawneh, Khalid Almohammadi, Malek Alrashidi, Ramadan Hassanat, Ahmad B. Hassanat

“…This study highlights that amebiasis is a significant health concern in Jordan, responsible for 17.22% of all gastroenteritis episodes in this study. Male sex and age were associated with higher incidence of amebiasis (P = 0.014), with over 25% of cases occurring in infants and toddlers. …”
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Climatic impacts on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden by T. T. Chen, T. T. Chen, R. Edvinsson, K. Modig, H. W. Linderholm, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist

“…The analysis includes the entire population, as well as subgroups based on sex and age. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between late winter and spring temperatures and mortality (i.e. lower temperatures equal higher mortality, and vice versa). …”
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Efficacy of a Feed Dispenser for Horses in Decreasing Cribbing Behaviour by Silvia Mazzola, Clara Palestrini, Simona Cannas, Eleonora Fè, Gaia Lisa Bagnato, Daniele Vigo, Diane Frank, Michela Minero

“…Ten horses (mean age 14 y), balanced for sex, breed, and size (mean height 162 cm), were divided into two groups of 5 horses each: Cribbing and Control. …”
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Affective-sexual and gender diversity in Spanish education: a systematic literature review by Delfín Ortega-Sánchez, Esther Sanz de la Cal, Jaime Ibáñez Quintana, Eduardo Encabo-Fernández

“…The sensitivity of the content and its curricular invisibility, along with training deficiencies, lack of academic recognition, and the absence of specific protocols for preventing LGBTIQphobia are identified as the most prominent limitations or hurdles for the comprehensive promotion of education pertaining to affective-sexual and gender diversity across distinct educational stages.DiscussionInstances of discrimination, harassment, and both physical and symbolic violence against non-heteronormative groups, grounded in the sex-gender system and cis-heteronormativity, continue to be recognized by educators. …”
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Understanding human papillomavirus vaccine response and efficacy in people living with HIV: A systematic mixed studies review and meta-analysis. by Alvine M Akumbom, Alanna J Bergman, Howard Strickler, Chakra Budhathoki, Manka Nkimbeng, Raeven Grant, Nancy R Reynolds, Kawsar R Talaat

“…A secondary outcome was to assess age and sex differences. Efficacy was reviewed as cervical/anal/oral lesions or neoplasia, and incident or persistent HPV infection following vaccination. …”
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Main Comorbidities and Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients from Two Different Perspectives by Diana Serret López, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Addys María Díaz Piñera, Maritza Benítez Martínez, Geominia Maldonado Cantillo

“…The study variables were: age, sex, comorbidities and present complications. A list was created in Excel of the 475 people notified. …”
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Enhancing Patient-Centric Drug Development: Coupling Hot Melt Extrusion with Fused Deposition Modeling and Pressure-Assisted Microsyringe Additive Manufacturing Platforms with Qual... by Dinesh Nyavanandi, Preethi Mandati, Nithin Vidiyala, Prashanth Parupathi, Praveen Kolimi, Hemanth Kumar Mamidi

“…However, it is well known that “one size fits all” is not true for pharmaceutical medicines. Depending on the age, sex, and disease state, each patient might need a different dose, combination of medicines, and drug release pattern from the medications. …”
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Laboratory diagnosis of H. pylori among dyspeptic patients using Culture and Rapid urease test by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…In this research appear males were less positive for H. pylori than females by urease test and no such statistical association was noticed count on the sex and Helicobacter pylori pathogenicity via culture. …”
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Influence of <i>Apis mellifera syriaca</i> Bee Venom on Nociception and Inflammatory Cytokine Profiles in Experimental Hyperalgesia by Mohamad Ayoub, Salma Fayjaloun, Rabih Roufayel, Dany El Obeid, Ziad Fajloun, Mohamad Rima, Marc Karam

“…The hotplate test, used to measure pain latency, showed that hypersensitivity to pain was induced in formalin-injected male mice only, with no changes in females, suggesting a sex-based response to formalin. When applied, <i>Ams</i>BV reduced pain sensitivity in males, suggesting pain relief potential. …”
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The collaborative cross mouse for studying the effect of host genetic background on memory impairments due to obesity and diabetes by Avia Paz, Kareem Midlej, Osayd Zohud, Iqbal M. Lone, Fuad A. Iraqi

“…Organ weights, including brain, spleen, liver, and kidney, varied significantly among the lines and sexes in response to HFD. Behavioral tests using the Morris water maze indicated that cognitive performance was differentially affected by diet and genetic background. …”
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Comparison of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in Patients with and Without COVID-19 Infection by Ehsan Namvar, Mehdi Moallem, Mehrdad Afarid, Alireza Bolkheir

“…Patients were divided into 2 groups: (i) the case group (EE patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection; n = 7) and (ii) the control group (EE patients without a history or evidence of COVID-19 infection; n = 7). Age, sex, presenting and final visual acuity, systemic diseases and risk factors for EE, anterior segment and fundus findings, hospitalization due to COVID-19, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, systemic steroid therapy, results of the sepsis workup, causative microorganism, types of treatment (pars plana vitrectomy vs. intravitreal or antifungal antibiotics), and follow-up period were recorded. …”
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